Monday Morning Rolling call, 6/25

[Outback Jess]

Good morning STACers, it's a new day. I rolled out of bed, so tired today. But I came here straight away! I read somewhere this weekend about how much work it is on Atkins. Hmmm, I stood back and looked over my life. I'm in my 11th month of my first yr. and most everything I do is automatic, and I don't think about the work load...
Then it hit me, so follow for just a second. If I had continued on the very unhealthy course I was on, I feel I could be a diabetic by this point. I was soooo abusing my body with sugars and carbs. Or maybe I'd have gotten heart disease by now. These were fears. Especially the diabetic, because of it' being such an epidemic now. My daughter weighed 170, and was eating more and more and moving less and less. I wondered constantly if I was setting her up for that too. (great mom huh?) I wonder which would be more work, Atkins or Diabetes. I wonder which one would be easier to live with? I know which one I would never be free of. I know which one I would feel better with, and I know how much guilt I would carry around inside of me.

So is the hard work you are doing today to manage your eating and exercise worth it? Do you really feel better, I do. This past weekend I started tennis lessons with my daughter. Now I've not played tennis in 18 yrs. I've run, I've biked, I've climbed a mountain, lost alot of weight, taken care of my mother's final 3 years of life. I've done so much as of late, but tennis well I've not played. It was tough for me. My daughter said later, "we could not have done this a year ago".

After 11 months I can say, it's not as much work as it use to be. I pretty much easily follow established routines...I eat wonderfully, exercise happily. I come here, and I enjoy a quality of life, worth WORKING FOR!

[skinnymom!]

Re: Monday Morning Rolling call, 6/25

I'm here!

Sadly, my best friends husband passed away last Friday and we had the funeral on Thursday It has been a VERY rough week but for the most part I've stayed on track. I did have some restaurant meals that were higher in carbs than I'd like but I didn't have any sugar.

Life can change on a dime, so please, take care of yourself while you can. I'm glad we are all here, striving to make positive changes in our lives so we can be healthy while we have the gift of life.

Missed you all and my daily motivation!

[Theperfect10]

Re: Monday Morning Rolling call, 6/25

Hi Jess and skinnymom. I'm so sorry to hear about your friends husband SM. It must have been very hard for you to stay strong for her, when you are sad yourself. I understand that. Good for you for not having any sugar. Take care of yourself and welcome back. We all missed you.

[skinnymom!]

Re: Monday Morning Rolling call, 6/25

Thanks perfect10! It was SOOO hard to see her like that. She has a long road ahead of her but I know she is strong and can get through this, especially for her kids.

I'm a little freaked by my feelings toward sugar. Never once doing Atkins was I like this - I'm PETRIFIED of it. I have this feeling that if I ate a piece of cake or some real ice cream, I'd be majorly sick......anyone else feel this way? I mean, it's a good thing of course ha ha, but still - strange to fear cake the way I do right now. I had FIVE cakes presented during that week, three plates of cookies, four cartons of ice cream, various restaurant desserts, and a box of candy bars. Didn't touch a one. YAY ME!

[Outback Jess]

Re: Monday Morning Rolling call, 6/25

Actually those are really good feelings...Truth be told, there was a wonderful woman who use to be on board here alot, and she wrote this lengthy explanation of what happens on a cellular level when we ingest sugars, like in a cake, and alot of people DO GET SICK....because they so bombard their system...
Go with the healthy respect! I've done the same thing, been very concerned about getting sick! Keeps me way far away from a slip of that nature.

[skinnymom!]

Re: Monday Morning Rolling call, 6/25

Thanks Jess!

Now, if I could only make my body fear enchiladas.......

[BLAZING IN FL]

Re: Monday Morning Rolling call, 6/25

Good morning everyone,

Skinny mom, sorry to hear about your friends husband, I will pray for you and her and her family.
I too am afraid of sugar, I was afraid to lick the chocolate icecream that dripped on my finger when i was making my 2yo a bowl..... and the other day i accidentally drank my husbands coke , (just a sip) and i went into a panic, like i was going to die....he just looked at me very weird and thought i was crazy, he assured me i was going to live.

Dont you guys look at people that eat sugar now and think to yourself (if they only knew what they were doing to their bodies

I missed saturday and sundays roll calll cuz i stayed logged on my work computer and couldn't get on from home, i was so mad.

I did good this weekend. found out I had the yeastie beasties and started all the stuff I need. The health care guy said to take collidal silver instead of all the other stuff, does anywone know about this? he said that will kill the yeast in 2-3 weeks???

Jess, I also feel better since being on Atkins, I have so much energy and I can now see my body changing. I was so depressed when I was overweight and couldn't stand to look in the mirror. Now I can manage to do that and be happy. The best thing is YOU EAT W/OUT FEELING GUILTY. don't you remember what it was like everytime you had a treat? you would feel bad while eating it and then afterwards you would be mad at yourself for doing it...it's better to go through life guilt free...and not beat yourself up all the time.

[speedyturtle]

Re: Monday Morning Rolling call, 6/25

Morning, going to be a long day, so glad I stayed on track yesterday. I have not lost any more weight but have lost a couple of inches (Yea me) my numbers are a tad off because I realized I am measuring with the end of the tape measure and the hash marks do not start at the end. *oops* even so.......I have lost" and that what counts. Helps me keep on Track.
*Hopejoy, I tried to pm you but your full up, what you were saying I have lived and sometimes still do. Hang tough* and give me a shout.

[mrs.davis1021]

Re: Monday Morning Rolling call, 6/25

Skinnymom, Im so sorry to hear of yours and your friends loss. My Aunt passed away last week and Ive been struggling ever since. It's so difficult to stay on course during times of grief so Im very proud of you! I did slip up and have some illegal foods over the past couple days, but Ive recommited and Im going back to induction for two weeks. Suprisingly enough, I didnt gain but actually lost an additional two pounds. I think that may be because even though I had some illegal foods, I havent really been eating that much with everything thats been going on.

Anyway, Im starting to feel a bit better and Im back on track. Ive missed you all and I hope everyone is well.

[skinnymom!]

Re: Monday Morning Rolling call, 6/25

I too ate stuff I shouldn't have (mostly going to my favorite mexican haunts with my friends to distract Heather) but don't feel like I've gained because I too wasn't eating much in the way of lunch and snacks. I pretty much ate breakfast (all legal) and dinner (half legal, half only barely legal lol) so today starts a major water drinking fest and back to basics for two weeks. Sorry about your Aunt

[buffy67]

Re: Monday Morning Rolling call, 6/25

Hi everyone!

What a great thought provoking post, Jess. It really brings home the reasons why I'm doing this WOL. #1 is the emotional freedom for me. I know that the weight will come off as my mind heals from the addiction to sugar. When that is in the front of my thoughts things are good. When I focus only on the weight, sometimes that infringes on the peace in my head.

Anyway, is this worth it? To steal a quote from Mitzimarie this past weekend, "you bet your sweet a@@ it is"!

Have a great day!

Buffy

PS. Skinny, welcome back! You were missed.

[mitzimarie]

Re: Monday Morning Rolling call, 6/25

Hi, Everyone

I'm running a little late, but wanted to stop in for a moment.

It's good to have Skinnymom and Mrs. Davis back. We missed you. Sorry for your losses.

Yes, Jess... it is automatic now. I do like new people to understand that doing Atkins successfully does take some effort. If you fail to plan, you can plan to fail. It is important to have something legal on hand in the house at all times. But the great news is - it does become automatic and doesn't seem like work. I would much rather put the effort towards maintaining health than dealing with Diabetes or heart disease.

Have a great day, All!

[DebOnAtkins]

Re: Monday Morning Rolling call, 6/25

Morning everyone!

Skinnymom I am sorry to hear about your friend's husband, you sound like a really good friend and you will be a great help to her during this really difficult time. Remember to take care of yourself too!

About the sugar. After you have been off it and you have some it can make you sick. Take it from me, I know. I did it last week on vacation and I got sick, bloated and felt bad for two days. The cheesecake and Ghiradelli chocolate chip ice cream was NOT worth it.

Jess thanks for the words of advice this morning and some insight into your journey. I have a twelve year old daughter and I understand how precious they are.

Have a great day everyone.

[tmn]

Re: Monday Morning Rolling call, 6/25

I wonder which would be more work, Atkins or Diabetes. I wonder which one would be easier to live with?

Good morning, all!

Jess, that's the point of view many of us need to remember when we're reaching for illegal foods.

If you think this WOL is work and want to quit, you ain't seen nothin' yet...

Of all the health ailments I fear, diabetes is right up there at the top. I didn't even fear the recent cancer the way I do this terrible disease. It's been tough being stuck on carbie foods because of the tender stomach, just waiting for it all to backfire on me. I feel so bloated again. There are other symptoms that makes me think too many carbs but it's hard to differentiate them from symtoms from the surgeries and adjusting to new meds and all. Like being so tired and unmotivated. But I can tell my blood surgar has been getting unstable. THAT totally freaks me out!

I'll tell you what, people, for those of you snitching here and there, there is little more depressing than being stuck on carbie foods when you don't want to be! So make the most of Atkins NOW, because tomorrow you may NOT be able to stomach vegetables, meats, and fats. And you'll have to watch all your hard work go in the toilet.

Fortunately, the recent adjustment to my medicines is helping much faster than I dared to pray for. Yesterday, I was slugging down water like crazy for the first time since before first surgery back in the middle of May. What a HUGE blessing that is!! And I'm finding more legal foods that aren't hard on the stomach. This week is going to be about figuring out what I can eat and what time I need to do so, because now I have to coordinate my meals with my meds and supplements.

So if you want to talk about "how much work" this WOE is, count your blessings. It could be a lot worse!

[partytrouble]

Re: Monday Morning Rolling call, 6/25

wow terry, way to put it all in perspective. i admire what you have done and are doing.

skinnymom, i am so sorry for your friend and for you. thank goodness you were able to spend that time with her to support her.

jess, i liked your post for the same reasons as deb...when you focus more on the health and the way of eating, and less on the number on the scale, it just plain feels good!!!

have a great day all.